New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-02
INCIDENTS IN LOGANS CAREER.
"REMINISCENCES AND COMMENTS FROM MEN
WHO KNEW HIM WELL

AMI COMMENl hO1 nCAS
WHO KNEW HIM WELL
Comment is made In various places on tho fact
that although Chicago is extremely DESTROYS that
General Lcgans remains should be buried there that
city was the one place in Illinois whcro he had .
most violent opposition AMI antagon SIN from the
members OF his party. In Of his contests for the
scnatOrship almost the entire press Of Chicago was
opposed to him, and there has always been strong
and powerful faction there, generally controlling tho
delegations in the Legislature. which antlgonistc
to the General 1t is remarked also coincidence
that until General Grant died New-York City had not
been specially kind to that great hero, but greatly
desired his remains to rest here
General James A. Hall. OF Maine. who has been
prominent orator in Republican National campaigns
for maLy years, has been here on business for some
days. Ho is stout man with n fori1 face, sandy
mustach. and reddish hair. In conversation about
General Logan the other day the Fitz John Porter
case was recalled when General Hall said: "1he
greatest thing in Iogan's civil was. think,
tho fight he made against the restoration Of E1tz
John rorser to the Army. a rcconl of tho Porter
trial has Just been published by the Government In
the Official history OF the War OF tho Rebellion. l
took down the volumes that contained IL a few days
ago, 1ni SIT down CAREFUL investigation and peru
sal of the Porter case said to myself that would
forget that l had taken part in that campaign, and
would find the man innocent II It was possible
was P.rters letters to Burnside making complaints
about the direction II the army. Then saw the
mans an.rius. When got to the ridce where thcy
hare continually aLd necessarily about the dark
Of the night and the terrible condition OF tho
roal ! got disguised. l knew every foot of that
ground and 1t was an August night There was
road N which the could march, thanked on
either side py Il road when tho artillery crrM elsily
have travelled There might have been chuck holes
where it would have been necessary to put on addi
tonil horses tc pull out the cannon But the roads
werc sunici mt. hI.ay Ravo the case up and my
old judgment stands that Porter was properly CON
vcted."
/ said to General Hall that public opinion had
largely reversed itself in tho FItt Jonn lOrtcr Gaze
on account Of General Grants position, when no r.
pied: "1hat Is one of the ineIploablc things II
General Giants history. We have man up in ouI
STATE. Joshua L. Chamberlain, who became Governor
of Maine. lie was recommended for promotion to
.enerIls position after he bad been terribly Woundc
In battle The recommendation Wis by Genera
Grant nc belonged 10 the Fifth Army Corps, and
at the annual meetings OF tho Fifth Army Corps for
number OF years resolutions were passed requesting
tho President TO reopen tbs FIT. John Porter Case
Alter one Of these meetings Governor Chamberlain
deputcd to take the rsoiutions 10 General Gram
hey vcrs old comrades AMI the General Invited him
% breakfast. 1Lcic tho COvcrno explained his mis-
sion and offered to present the papers. General
Grant said to him: The friends of General Porter
make mistake IN pressing ior rcopemng OF That
case ] have been through 1t seven eight uu"'
carefully They 10 not want II rcopcnei. They hal
better let IL a.onc IL will be for him If IT IL
n opencl' Governor Chamberlain took tho copy OF
the resolutions from hs pocket and made mcmoF''n'
DUN Of this tho back o: tho payer. 1t Is Ia his
library ~ day in Name"
Tho affection between General and Mrs. Logan has
been commented uIon as ono Of the happy features
tpI In
each Others welfare no ono who came closely In
contact with them could doubt. Logan G
Murray the other day recalled an incident Of last
Decoration Day in this city as an illustration OF the
arm h OF sympathy and affection between tho t~.
aid he: al was ON tho stand at Riverside Pa
whero tho General l,i,crcd his grafton. waiting To
aso him to the Union League Tor dinner Nj
Logan was at my siic and had taken charge OF
her husblnl's scarf and coat the General closed
his remarkable Grafton lo turned about, and though
nany pr,s-cd forward 10 tender him congratulations,
he -ecmed neither sigh thought Of any On'
until his eyes had looked into those of Mrs Logan
with glance OF inquiry ~ If to ask her Judgment upon
his effort As Mr.. Logan stepped forward 10 put
the silk scaf around hur hnsbaEd's mex, there was
ort OF soul biography flashing from her eyes 10 his
that seemed % lay than words could have done
hat she proud Of her husband and satisfied with
his effort IL not until he received this ccoSni
ton that he turned 10 receive the congratulations Of
his friends"
rcminisccnco OF General Logan which heard
yesterday came from old newspaper man who
aid: cone of the funniest incidents Of my life was
a half hour spent Ly IN GeEoral LOgan's room
where he hal admitted four or five reporters. My
own relations To the General like those
OF friend than a newspaper man. and | had gone
to his rCOm at his request We were TALKING over
various matters when the cards wcro sent up from
the rcIoitcIs IL 70 happened that knew none oil
them. and the General said 10 me: sit stu IN The
corner there, while l have them all up 80 thu
young fellows camo up with their note books and
pencils ami began 10 try 10 Interview him. lie
parlcycd and bantcrcd and biuned. In all the hall
hour they were there they did not got single cV
preston Of opinion or q single statement OF 9ace
IIc ecmcd 10 relish the encounter and put ali h's
wits ~ work 10 bafiio their inqairies when they
were about to rctlro he sad laughingly: Boys
knew that YOU would not be satisfied until you had
secn me personally, but trust you will accclo 10
my request that you do not publish any OF the opinions
that I have expressed. They wcro only for youi
,wn ears and personal Information As he ha1
express d no opinion this little too much foi
the boys and they all went away laughing heartily
Colonel "Tom" Ochitrco recalling the other day
his connection with General John A. Logan
told mo that IN 1870, prior to the Republican National
Convention. he went south to work up dele2auohi
General Giant under tho Instructions Oh Scna'or
Don Cameron and General Logan, Win whom nc
was In diiiy Geographic communication SAID nc
81 undertook for them to carry tho delegations from
Alabama South Carolina, Louisiana and Texas.
went INTO and attended the conventions
went around to the county conventions ana DcihS
known as ali ardent friend of General Grant, "'is
permitted " make speeches In other states IMAM Wy
own on the floor Of tho conventions. Logan anu
anieron conducted al the practical woik III tna'
campaign preliminary 10 the convention Inc uhs
we had TO fight In tho South In the wording up vJtcs
for Grant the influence OF the Fcdcrdi ohco
holders who for Hayes. | was with Logan I'LL
through the great fight OF the 300 at 'hicago. o'h
cral Grants following that occasion WAS duo III
large part 10 the personal popularity ana hau "oiA
VI General Logan"
When General Logan was I'm tho city about month
ago. he guest OF Wallace G. Andrews pos"cn'
of the Ncw-Yorit Steam Company. Speaking OF thS
Mr. Andrews says: "iho General was then III "p